Mental health refers to our cognitive, behavioral, and emotional wellbeing – it is all about how we think, feel, and behave. It affects how we think, feel, and act, that’s why it is important at every stage of life, from childhood and adolescence through adulthood! Due to the importance of this subject, and the lack…
The CASE Advancement Conference in Middle East (MEAC) aims to bring international best practices in alumni relations, fundraising, advancement services, marketing and communications to complement the current approaches in university and school advancement efforts in the Middle East and North Africa. Over two days of inspiring sessions, the conference held interactive workshops and networking, from…
Aiming to empower youth by guiding them to a suitable future that fulfils their desires and expose their skills, Makhzoumi Foundation participated in the 32nd International College Fair “Academia Lebanon” on the 4th and 5th of February at the Lancaster Plaza Hotel, Raouche. The foundation’s goal is to help students bridge their way into university…
Makhzoumi Foundation’s Environment & Development Program’s department of Crafts and Environmental Arts is concerned with craftsmen, and it provides opportunities for craftsmen to train them and contribute marketing their products. The Foundation is also keen on protecting this sector and keeping abreast of everything new about it. In this context, Makhzoumi Foundation attended the launching…
The teenage period includes the utilization of high intellectual, physical, emotional and social capabilities to their maximum, which should be in an appropriate way, especially with guidance and motivation. Working with youth for the past few years has allowed the team to have better insights on youths’ rising needs. Wherefore, Makhzoumi Foundation’s team gathered 35…
Our big-brained little students, graduated after fulfilling their robotics training at Makhzoumi Foundation, that was conducted at our headquarters by our partner “The Little Engineer”. The students received their certificates, after finishing their “Robotics Level 1 course”, which is a tool for opening the exciting world of science and technology, following the-learn-by-doing concept. Such trainings…
On the end of the year 2019, Makhzoumi Foundation concluded a number of training programs to empower young men and women and enhance their opportunities to find jobs. The Foundation has held a number of free training courses throughout the year, in cooperation with international organizations such as AVSI, CEVSI, GIZ, DFAT, Save The Children,…
With Edutainment, we hold the attention of the learners by engaging their emotions, with overtly entertaining learning materials, which contain messages and information! Makhzoumi Foundation’s language academy, organized an edutainment event for its student, to celebrate the festive season of Christmas and New Year, at the foundation’s headquarters. The students were engaged in different fun-learn…
Education is important for children because they are the future of the world and they should be updated with current affairs. They are the pillar of the nation. To develop a country and the world the future should be secure and the children are the weapons to build the nation with all their knowledge and…
Everyone in Lebanon is affected by the current economic situation, and unfortunately, in a situation like the one we are going through now, the most vulnerable communities are the ones affected the most, both Lebanese and refugees. Therefore, The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees UNHCR and its partners, launched “Together We Give Warmth” campaign,…
The earth is what we all have in common, and we all share life on it! Protecting it is a must for our continuity, and future generations’ sake! Makhzoumi Foundation always seeks to spread awareness and apply action plans to save the environment, and develop society’s knowledge on it. Based on that, Makhzoumi Foundation participated…
After the fire waves that hit Dibbiyeh Area earlier this year, many trees were burned, and large green aareas were lost! Makhzoumi Foundation took the initiative, funded by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees UNHCR, and in partnership with Dibbiyen Municipality, and Forest wealth and development organization, to re-afforest the affected area, under the…
Under the patronage and presence of the Minister of Social Affairs, His Excellency Dr. Richard Kouyoumjian, YMCA of Lebanon celebrated the fourteenth Citi Micro-entrepreneurs’ ceremony, which provided financial awards to 38 successful small businesses this year. The 2019 award ceremony was held at Beirut Hall, Hilton Beirut Habtour Grand Hotel, On Wednesday December 18, in…
A new achievement was registered for Lebanon, despite all the difficult circumstances and the stage during which it passes. The Lebanese team participating in the World Educational Robotics Contest, which was held in Shanghai -China on the 14th and 15th of this month, won several awards, medals and titles after receiving training from The Little…
The people with special needs is one of the most important groups that must be taken care of in any society. As it is not permissible to neglect the members of this group and isolate them from society, but rather to integrate them with ordinary people. The concept of integrating people with special needs means…
Sports has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire & unite people in a way that little else does. It also speaks to youth in a language the understand, and it can create hope where once there was only despair To improve the lives of female through sports, for what…
Education is the most powerful mean to enable individuals to achieve their goals, and make them capable to be creative and innovative, to influence in their turn the entire society positively. Education is the essential foundation for civilizational progress, and the measure between developed and undeveloped societies. Based on its constant endeavor to empower and…
Lebanon has witnessed several different events in the recent period, which began with the wave of fires that hit a number of Lebanese areas, and did not end with the break of protest movements and demonstrations to condemn the situation that the country has reached. In line with our duty as institutions and individuals to…
The General Secretariat of the Lebanese Parliament, in collaboration with the Civil Society Network for Digital Transformation and the Westminster Foundation for Democracy organized a workshop entitled “Supporting Legislation to Develop National Curricula” on the 14th and 15th of October 2019, in the Library Hall of the Lebanese Parliament, in the presence of a group…
The Making Global Goals Local Business (MGGLB) forum in Lebanon brought together regional and global leaders from business, civil society, government, and Global Compact Local Networks in the Middle East to catalyze a collective action affecting the Ten Principles and the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As a precursor to global discussions on regional SDG…
Improving our communities, starts by improving ourselves. Therefore, Makhzoumi Foundation’s staff always works on improving their potentials. CESVI, in partnership with AVSI, presented a training session on “Monitoring & Evaluation” held under the auspices of the Vocational Training Program for Youth – Phase 2, funded by UNICEF. The training targeted Makhzoumi Foundation Vocational training staff,…
The Makhzoumi Foundation’s Development Program participated in the “Agricultural, Landscape, Nutrition, and Food Industries Exhibition”, that was held by the Alumni Club of the American University of Beirut, branch of the Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, on campus, over three days 3-4 and 5 October 2019. The exhibition included a series of seminars and…
Makhzoumi Foundation participated at the 9th CSR LEBANON forum, that was held at the Four Seasons Hotel in Beirut, on the third of October 2019, the largest and most comprehensive CSR and Sustainability summit in the region. The forum aimed to place a strong emphasis on scaling up the circular economy transition by increasing investments…
Makhzoumi Foundation participated in a workshop organized by the Arab Institute for Human Rights, in cooperation with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), on sexual and reproductive rights at the Gefinor Rotana Hotel, attended by a number of NGOs and representatives of the British Embassy in Lebanon. The workshop included discussions on equality of rights…
On September the 29th, a beach clean-up campaign, organized by Makhzoumi Foundation, in collaboration with Burj Al Barajne Municipality, and funded by UNHCR, took place after big efforts and preparations. The campaign targeted part of Ouzaii Beach after a field scan conducted in the area. The area was highly littered with plastic which formed a…
What if I told you that you can build your own robot in five days?! Mind-blowing right?! At Makhzoumi Foundation we made it happen, with a five-days robotics course, conducted at our headquarters by our partner “The Little Engineer”. Robotics Level 1 course is a tool for opening the exciting world of science and technology.…
Individual commitment to a group effort: that is what makes a team work, a company work, a society work, a civilization work! Joining forces to serve better our community, Makhzoumi Foundation participated in the launching of the Lebanese Humanitarian & Development Forum, in presence of more than 90 local actors & its funder United Nations…
Makhzoumi Foundation concluded a training workshop entitled “Social Responsibility International License” in cooperation with the regional network of corporate social responsibility CSR, which was attended by forty trainees from a number of institutions and social associations, private companies and the Ministry of Social Affairs. The training workshop is the first of its kind in Lebanon,…
After a number of students from Baalbek-Hermel schools and universities participated in the Microsoft Office Specialist Championship at Makhzoumi Foundation Center in Baalbek, and the winners participated in the Lebanon Championship, Microsoft certificates were handed to the successful candidates in the first exam in the Baalbek-Hermel governorate. The students were received at the Makhzoumi Foundation…
Like every Eid, Makhzoumi Foundation receives the event in its own way, with various activities organized by the Makhzoumi Foundation’s Beauty Academy. Eid al-Adha’s reception began with a beauty care day presented by the students of Makhzoumi Foundation’s Beauty Academy to the guests of the Islamic Elderly Infirmary in Beirut. The students of the Foundation…
Makhzoumi Foundation celebrated the graduation of 300 students from different regions of Lebanon, after completing vocational training courses on tiling, wall painting and wallpaper installation, which was organized by the Foundation in cooperation with GIZ, funded by the European Union, Madad Fund, within the QUDRA project. The Foundation held a closing ceremony at the Center…
Makhzoumi Foundation’s development program continues to carry out its various craft courses during the summer of 2019, as well as dessert courses, including a course to prepare ice cream with natural fruit, especially as the program encourages the consumption of healthy foods and to prepare it at home to be fresh and nutritious. Ice cream…
Makhzoumi Foundation was founded in Lebanon in 1997 out of a strong desire to help empower the community in Lebanon in order to achieve self-sufficient independence via improved prospects. From this perspective, the Youth Leadership Academy is working to empower new leaders of today’s generations within the community. This program is meant to equip students…
The yearly kids’ summer club at Makhzoumi Foundation welcomed 29 children of different nationalities between the ages of 6 and 13. The club opened its doors on the 18th of July, and ended on the 29th of August 2019. Throughout the six weeks, children were involved in environmental awareness and activities -namely regarding sorting, recycling,…
Empowering people, including women in particular, is at the heart of Makhzoumi Foundation’s mission, especially since job opportunities are not always available. Since learning handicrafts is a definite opportunity in the hands of the learner, for it does not require large capital and can be implemented at home and with simple tools, Makhzoumi Foundation’s development…
Since its establishment, Makhzoumi Foundation has been organizing awareness meetings and environmental craft courses, through which it encourages waste reduction and reuse, as well as recycling, which are the three ways that the Foundation considers the best solution to the waste crisis, rather than incinerators that are harmful to humans and the environment in general.…
Lebanese pharmacy students have established several years ago an association that gathers people from all Lebanese universities, specializing in pharmacy studies. Their mission is to unite all pharmacy students around Lebanon, allow them to learn from one another, and share experiences together through organizing and taking part of many healthcare events. They have named it…
On the occasion of Refugee’s Day, Makhzoumi Foundation gathered 50 individuals from Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, Yemen, Sudan & Palestine, to introduce all participating nationalities to each other, allowing them to have better insights about each other’s cultures, traditions, best touristic places and food. Each participant prepared a local dish from his/her country and one known…
The Lebanese Micro Finance Association, in collaboration with USAID, and SANAD technical assistance facility, held a two-days conference about “Micro Insurance Product Development in Lebanon, on July 3rd, at Monroe Hotel Beirut, in which Makhzoumi Foundation’s Micro Credit program participated, along with many other micro crediting associations. The conference aimed to have concrete action plans…
On the occasion of World Day to Combat Desertification, the 16th of June of each year, Makhzoumi Foundation’s Development Program participated in an awareness-raising event for a group of Al-Mabarrat school students during the environmental day organized by the Al-Mabrat Charitable Society in the pine grove of Beirut on 20 June 2019. Awareness sessions on…
To refuse to set up waste incinerators in the capital Beirut because of their disastrous impact on people’s health and the environment in which we live, Makhzoumi Foundation participated in a protest in front of the Beirut Municipality building in down town, during the meeting of the Beirut Municipal Council, which was on its agenda…
Community empowerment is achieved, when we empower and support its people, and help them to build their future. Makhzoumi Foundation’s Vocational Training Program provides trainees with the necessary scientific, technical and professional skills to encourage knowledge demand and stimulate self-reliance. Among the many professional courses offered by Makhzoumi Foundation, are free courses for young people…
The phenomenon of street children is one of the most egregious violations of children’s rights; street children are children under the age of puberty who roam the streets most of their time. They may be homeless or have broken family ties, and exposed to some people who exploit them and send them to the streets…
As a leading NGO in the field of Education for Sustainable Development in Lebanon, and a member and strategic partner of Mediterranean Information Office (MIO-ECSDE), Makhzoumi Foundation participated at the Second Meeting of the Mediterranean Committee on Education for Sustainable Development (ESD). The meeting was organized by MIO-ECSDE on June 26th and 27th at the…
Like every year, Makhzoumi Foundation receives the holy month of Ramadan with a variety of related activities, overshadowed by the familiarity, cooperation and assistance to the needy. The foundation has become on an annual date with Ramadan village, which receives throughout the holy month, thousands of needy families, before dinner and until night hours, at…
The American University of Beirut (AUB) hosted a ceremony for signing a memorandum of understanding between Makhzoumi Foundation and AUB’s Global Health Institute, to expand community services, including health and other activities. The partnership will work through long-term cooperation to address the health needs of the population in Lebanon, including displaced communities and host communities.…
In conjunction with Makhzoumi Foundation’s approach to supporting and empowering women, the Foundation participated in the 26th Zonta Club Beirut Conference for the Greece, Cyprus and Lebanon region under the title “Early Marriage Cancellation” at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Verdun, under the patronage of the Minister of State for Administrative Reform May Chidiac and…
As part of the ongoing cooperation between Makhzoumi Foundation and The Little Engineer, to develop education and keep abreast of technological development, the training of trainers on robotics concepts has concluded for a number of school teachers who have undergone a training course to transfer this knowledge to their students in schools. President of Makhzoumi…
Fighting unemployment begins by educating young people based on the needs of the labor market. Building on this principle, and in line with the approach of Makhzoumi Foundation, the Vocational Training Program at the Foundation began its preparations to include the elderly home care courses within its educational system. Free courses will be held for…
The National Commission for Lebanese Women NCLW organized a training course in cooperation with the Center for Arab Women for Training and Research (CAWTAR) on “Advocacy Skills for Gender and Trade Change” at the Padova Hotel in Beirut. Makhzoumi Foundation participated, along with a number of representatives of ministries, political parties, associations and media, in…
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